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Evidence-Based Behavioral Medicine (EBBM)

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Evidence-based behavioral practice; Evidence-based medicine; Evidence-based practice; Evidence-based psychological practice

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Evidence-based behavioral medicine (EBBM) is the branch of the evidence-based practice (EBP) movement that addresses behavioral interventions to promote health and mitigate the impact of illness. Evidence can be defined as research findings resulting from systematic inquiry, collection of observational data, and experimentation. Evidence-based practice is an approach to improve the translation of scientific evidence into best clinical decisions that support health. The evidence-based practice movement establishes consensus on standards used to conduct, report, evaluate, and disseminate research results to increase uptake and impact on health practice and policy. Best available researchis defined as of highest quality, in keeping with consensually accepted scientific standards regarding the types of data best suited to answer various types of...

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  1. Department of Preventive Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA

    Bonnie Spring

  2. Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA

    Angela Fidler Pfammatter

  3. Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA

    Sara A. Hoffman

  4. University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA

    Jennifer L. Warnick

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  1. University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA

    Marc Gellman

  2. Campbell University School of Pharmacy, Buies Creek, North Carolina, USA

    J. Rick Turner

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  1. Departments of Medical Social Sciences, Psychology and Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA

    Frank J. Penedo

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Spring, B., Pfammatter, A.F., Hoffman, S.A., Warnick, J.L. (2018). Evidence-Based Behavioral Medicine (EBBM). In: Gellman, M., Turner, J. (eds) Encyclopedia of Behavioral Medicine. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-6439-6_189-2

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